UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Before the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ----------------------------------------------- In the Matter of: : : AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. : CERTIFICATE Columbus, Ohio 43215 : OF : NOTIFICATION (70-5943) : : PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING : COMPANY ACT OF 1935 : -----------------------------------------------: THIS IS TO CERTIFY that, in accordance with the terms and conditions of and for the purposes represented by the declaration, as amended, of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the "Company") in the above-captioned file and the orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect thereto (HCAR No. 19879, dated February 8, 1977; HCAR No. 19992, dated April 19, 1977; HCAR No. 20111, dated October 14, 1977; HCAR No. 20506, dated April 19, 1978; HCAR No. 20979, dated March 29, 1979; HCAR No. 21180, dated August 8, 1979; HCAR No. 21544, dated May 1, 1980; HCAR No. 22113, dated June 30, 1981; HCAR No. 22539, dated June 15, 1982; HCAR No. 22989, dated June 29, 1983; HCAR No. 23353, dated June 29, 1984; HCAR No. 23538, dated December 19, 1984; HCAR No. 23754, dated October 1, 1985; HCAR No. 23980, dated January 3, 1986; HCAR No. 24534, dated December 18, 1987; HCAR No. 25233, dated December 27, 1990; HCAR No. 25936, dated December 1, 1993; HCAR No. 26516 dated May 10, 1996; HCAR No. 26553, dated August 13, 1996; HCAR No. 27186, dated June 14, 2000 in file 70-9381; and HCAR No. 27258, dated December 19, 2000) during the period from July 1, 2004, through September 30, 2004, the Company issued a total of -0- shares of its Common Stock, $6.50 par value ("Common Stock"), to Stanley & Co. [a nominee of EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. ("EquiServe")], at a total purchase price of $-0-, for the accounts of participants in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan"). During such period, EquiServe, as Agent under the Plan, purchased on the open market for the accounts of participants a total of 301,184 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price of $9,827,104.92. These transactions are set forth in more detail in the attached Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. By: ____/s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer_____ Assistant Secretary Dated: November 2, 2004 SCHEDULE I To CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. For the Period July 1 - September 30, 2004 TRANSACTIONS THIS PERIOD: - ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES - PRICE TOTAL SHARES PER PURCHASE PERIOD ISSUED SHARE PRICE TOTAL O/I PURCHASE -0- $-0- - OPEN MARKET PURCHASES - AVERAGE PRICE TOTAL SHARES PER SHARE PURCHASE DATE PURCHASED PRICE 07/06/04 8,284 31.650 262,188.30 07/13/04 6,739 31.488 212,197.63 07/20/04 5,915 31.950 188,984.25 07/27/04 7,080 30.476 215,772.94 08/03/04 9,418 31.795 299,445.31 08/10/04 2,584 31.600 81,654.40 08/17/04 4,816 31.980 154,015.68 08/24/04 4,393 32.150 141,233.75 08/31/04 2,504 32.541 81,482.66 09/07/04 4,877 33.095 161,404.32 09/07/04 30,195 33.122 1,000,118.79 09/08/04 30,260 33.046 999,971.96 09/09/04 34,666 32.940 1,141,898.04 09/10/04 34,802 32.898 1,144,916.20 09/13/04 34,741 32.908 1,143,256.83 09/14/04 35,231 32.450 1,143,245.95 09/14/04 1,605 32.370 51,953.85 09/15/04 35,090 32.581 1,143,267.29 09/21/04 4,290 32.821 140,802.09 09/28/04 3,694 32.294 119,294.68 ----- ---------- TOTAL O/M 301,184 $9,827,104.92 PURCHASE ======= ============= - TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD - TOTAL SHARES PURCHASE PURCHASED PRICE O/I Shares -0- -0- O/M Purchases 301,184 $9,827,104.92 ------- ------------- TOTAL ACTIVITY 301,184 $9,827,104.92 ======= ============= SCHEDULE I to CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. For the Period July 1 - September 30, 2004 PAGE TWO CUMULATIVE SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS: - ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES - TOTAL SHARES PURCHASE ISSUED PRICE Totals from last report 47,773,594 $1,008,340,148.37 Transactions this period -0- -0- __________ _________________ Total Original Issue Shares 47,773,594 $1,008,340,148.37 ========== ================= - OPEN MARKET PURCHASES - TOTAL SHARES PURCHASE ISSUED PRICE Totals from last report 29,120,264 $ 916,316,432.72 Transactions this period 301,184 $ 9,827,104.92 ------------ -------------- Total Open Market Shares 29,421,448 $926,143,537.64 ========== ===============